Overland High School - Trail Yearbook (Aurora, CO)

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Y SENIOR RUNNING BACK Wayne McDonald charges past Smoky Hill's defense. Wayne netted 109 yards against Smoky Hill and caught a touch- down pass of 29 yards to help OHS beat Smoky Hill for the first time. DON'T LET GO! Sr. Andre Sparks pushes past the Gateway Olympians in an attempt to get extra yardage. ln the second game ofthe season, OHS beat Gateway 38-26. 1 ME 'wif -det.. clley Waltz 'I Copy: Angie Blanchard Layout: Adrienne: Desmond Noelle Brown Varsity Football 7-3 OHS OPP Littleton 48 14 Gateway 38 26 Mullen 30 25 Fairview 27 0 Boulder 45 7 Heritage 21 3 Arapahoe l0 21 1 Smoky Hill 28 10 X Cherry Creek 14 56 Aurora Central I9 27 SIDELINE PRACTICE ENABLES Sr. Chuck Wennoglc to warm up for field goals and extra points. Jr. Mike Protextor held the ball for Chuck, who kicked six of 12 field goals and 32 of 33 extra points despite fracturing his kick- ing ankle on July 6. Varsity Football

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4..- F O O T B A L L Y 7-3. A winning season. A first-ever victory over rival Smoky Hill. Most teams would be happy with that kind of season, but it was a disappointment to the Blazers. There was a time tduring the first years of the schoolj when the administra- tors would have given us the day off for that kind of record, now it's just very disappointing, said Head Coach Tony Man- fredi. Picked by the Denver Post at the beginning of the season as the state's top ranked 4-A team, the Trailblazers held on to that ranking through the first six games. Their first loss was to Arapa- hoe on October 10. Fumbles and interceptions stopped al- most every drive in the 21-10 loss. Fears that this loss would hurt their efforts against Smoky Hill the next week were unfounded. We were emotion- ally and physically ready for that game. We knew we were going to win and we did, said Sr. Brent Graham. The Blazers had never beaten Smoky Hill in the school's history. Despite this victory, the Blaz- ers lost their next two games and were eliminated from the playoffs. Jr. Jesse Jones said, This year we just weren't hungry enough. Jr. Gary Wheeler agreed. We had the talent, but not the intensity to push where we needed to go. Seven and three is still a very good recordg not all teams can say that. We lost to some very good teams and got the most out of the talent we hadf, said Defensive Coach Jim Bond. Standouts on the team in- cluded All-League First Team players Henry Sun, Sean Sauner, Scott Pettinger, Rob Kulbacki, Chuck Wennogle, and Bruce Givens. Second Team players were Jim Haun and Wayne McDonald. Honor- able Mention went to John McClees, Brad Siler, Jesse Jones, Jon Schwarz, Scott Bond, Steve Buck, Andre Sparks and Don Milliron. The Winning Edge Award went to Rob Kulbacki and Henry Sun. Sr. quarterback Rob Kul- backi said, As long as Coach Manfredi coaches, Overland will have a successful team. He has the kind of personality that can make it a winning program no matter what. Zemi FOOTBALL: FRONT ROW: Wayne McDonald, Paul McNeil, Bill Evert, Don Milliron, Jim Haun, Henry Sun, Sean Saunar, Rob Birge, Doug Rulison, Todd Johnson, Rodney Wong, Jesse Jones. ROW 2: Manager Christine Schuessler, Scarbrough Muniz, Gus Knecht, John McClees, Brad Siler, Antonio Barrera, Shaun Stevens, Scott Wells, Dave Garcia, Howie Ladson, Chuck Wennogle, Dave Moorehead, Jay Szabo, Sean Olivar, Manager Mike Berkheim, Manager Angie Blanchard. 46 Sports -6- ROW 3: Bill Case, Bridget Muniz, Vince Stellino, Coleman Gorton, Scott Smeester, Trenton Norman, Pete Frer- man, Eric Coyer, Dan Golosow, John Brock, Dave Demeritt, Chin Bae, Larry Ruiz, Herb White, Karin Sigdestad, Jenni Koontz. ROW 4: Todd Madden, Gary Wheeler, Donnell Thurman, Greg Pitts, Mike Biltimier, Todd Sherman, Brent Graham, Jim Weist, Mario Redd, Jeff Hahne, Rudge Dickinson, Brad Spenser, David King. ROW 5: Mike Protextor, Mike Johnson. Chris -p-. Gridley, Jon Schwarz, Scott Nanne- mann, Jeff Mullen, Johnny Thompson, Rob Kulbacki, Scott Pettinger, Drew Kitchell, Andre Sparks, Chris Poulin, Thomas, Dave Gleason. BACK Ryan ROW: Tor Aarestad, Scott Bond, Steve Buck, Coach Jeff Sweet, Coach Jim '14 Bond, Coach Harry Bull, Head Coach Tony Manfredi Coach Tom Lynch Coach Ted Shantz, Trainer Tod McKercher, Bill Roberts, Bruce Gi- vens, Craig Nassi.

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It's fun! That phrase both described football and the rea- son freshmen and sophomores participated in the sport. The freshman football team's season was described as a learn- ing experience, as they finished with a record of 2-6. There were many things to be learned from the season. Coach Randy Scott said, They learned to play as a team, and they learned the techniques of football. Fr. Reed Ralston- Martin said, At the beginning of the year we were individuals, but later we became a team. Although as a team the fresh- men won only two games, they still got a lot of support which was often very helpful. Fr. Jer- emy Carey said, At least we knew somebody liked us.', When you have your parents out looking for you it helps. They can get you fired up, said Soph. Michael Laurienti. On a brighter note, the soph- omore team did better. They ended their season with a record of 4-6. The team averaged about 200 yards rushing and 150 yards passing per game. Probably the most memora- ble games for the sophomore football team were against Ara- pahoe and Mullen. They beat Araphahoe 21-14 and Mullen 21-19. Arapahoe and Mullen were both undefeated until their losses to Overland. More than just winning, foot- ball developed some good traits in these young men. Coach Jeff Thompson said, It teaches them self discipline, the good Freshman Football 2-6 OHS OPP Littleton 12 20 Heritage 12 35 Regis 28 8 Mullen 28 35 Central 20 26 Hinkley 34 28 Cherry Creek 0 22 Rangeview 0 42 4. Sophomore Football 4-6 OHS OPP Regis 14 20 Littleton 22 15 Gateway 12 14 Mullen 21 19 Fairview 14 19 Boulder 34 12 Heritage 14 20 Arapahoe 17 10 Smoky Hill 13 24 Cherry Creek 12 34 work ethic, develops good char- acter, and teaches them to work as a team? The JV team was actually part of the varsity. They played against Mullen, winning 32-6, and also beat Alameda and Rangeview. The JV's actually had the most flexible schedule in the school. Games were scheduled, rescheduled, cancelled, and moved. But those three games allowed varsity players to gain valuable experience. Whether the player was a freshman learning the game or a junior gaining JV experience, whether some games were lost and others cancelled, all three teams kept their original goal in mind: to have fun. I Noelle Brown AFTER CATCHING THE ball, Fr. iffhris Horton attempts to run for a 48 Sports touchdown. The freshmen lost to Auro- ra Central 20-26. .,,., V. -Af, J 51. ,. .. fill Terry Kotta